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Maternal instincts lead to social life of bees
The social life of bees: once solitary, behaviour plays a role in gene selection for socialness TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2021 – The maternal care of offspring is one of the behavioural drivers that has led s
February 26, 2021 | 10:34 am
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Response to CBC Fifth Estate episode focusing on anti-Black racism on university campuses
La version française suit la version anglaise. Anti-Black racism is a serious and systemic problem that exists in our society, and York University acknowledges its responsibility to help build more eq
February 26, 2021 | 8:37 am
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Shorter lockdowns could lead to fewer COVID-19 infections
TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2021 – Shorter, but more frequent lockdowns, could lead to fewer cases of COVID-19 than the current practice of long lockdowns, found York University researchers, whose modelling con
February 24, 2021 | 12:41 pm
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Seeding the Future: York University Black theatre students share original work inspired by 21 Black Futures
TORONTO, February 24, 2021 – Three theatre students from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design are among the emerging Black Canadian talent who have created work inspir
February 24, 2021 | 8:30 am
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Osgoode Hall Law School establishes special fund to assist JD students experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19
TORONTO, February 23, 2021 – In a gesture of support for its Juris Doctor (JD) students who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University has announce
February 23, 2021 | 2:52 pm
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York University’s YSpace hosting fireside chat today with top entrepreneur Vincenzo Guzzo
TORONTO, February 22, 2021 – York University’s entrepreneurship hub YSpace will host Fireside Chat & Rapid Pitching, a virtual event featuring cinema mogul and television personality Vincenzo Guzz
February 22, 2021 | 11:16 am
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York University joins ARUCC’s MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ to offer students digital access to diplomas
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2021 –York University has joined the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) to deliver students’ documents to them electronically through a secu
February 11, 2021 | 9:29 am
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York University joins ARUCC’s MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ to offer students digital access to diplomas
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2021 –York University has joined the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) to deliver students’ documents to them electronically through a secu
February 11, 2021 | 9:29 am
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Anti-Black racism lives just beneath the surface
TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2021 – Canada likes to believe it’s different from its neighbours to the south, that there is less systemic racism, but York University Professor Lorne Foster says the Black experien
February 10, 2021 | 9:08 am
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Are meat plant employees the most precarious essential workers?
Experts available for interviews on dangerous workplace heath and safety conditions facing racialized workers amid COVID-19 outbreaks TORONTO, February 9, 2021 – COVID-19 outbreaks in several meat pro
February 9, 2021 | 12:02 pm